The teaser trailer for the Skyrim Dawnguard add-on hit the Web today, offering a first look at the supernatural adventure that will be released this summer.

In the high-definition, pre-E3 trailer (below), an evil lord's search for the Elder Scrolls, and absolute power, is fused with images of mystic creatures and an unnerving voiceover explanation of what is to come.

"We knew you couldn't wait until E3," game-maker Bethesda Softworks said in a blog post. "Neither could we."

In the new add-on for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, players will have the option to team up with the Dawnguard  the group of hunters  or the sector of super-vampires.

Rumors about what Bethesda would incorporate in this year's add-on began when several patch files hit the Web in April, hinting at the addition of Snow Elves and crossbows, only one of which makes an appearance in the new trailer.

The game is considered an add-on, instead of a DLC (downloadable content), because Bethesda plans to make the Skyrim addition more like an expansion pack, SlashGear reported.

Dawnguard will be available for download for 1,600 Microsoft Points, or $20, on Xbox Live this summer. The PlayStation 3 and PC add-on is expected 30 days later, according to Ars Technica.

Earlier this month, Microsoft and Bethesda Softworks enabled Kinect support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the Xbox 360.

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